Fire crews monitor hot spots in Omro blaze

Four fire departments battled a blaze at CC&R Wood Products in Omro Tuesday. Omro-Rushford Lieutenant Dustin Trelevan said the fire was believed to be started in a spray booth, where workers were applying varnish. (Sept. 15, 2014)
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Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.(Photo: Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media)Buy Photo

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Fire crews continue to keep an eye on hot spots at an Omro wood manufacturing plant that was heavily damaged by a fire Tuesday afternoon.

Fire crews spent Wednesday morning keeping an eye on hot spots at an Omro wood manufacturing plant that was heavily damaged by a fire Tuesday afternoon.

Crews from four area fire departments battled the blaze at CC&R Wood Products, 1645 Barnard Drive.

"There's a lot of extensive damage," said Omro-Rushford Fire Department Chief Jay Treleven, who was still on the scene Wednesday morning.

Treleven said the cause of the fire is still under investigation. The initial call to authorities came in about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. When firefighters arrived they found the building fully engulfed in flames.

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Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

Fire broke out at an Omro furniture and cabinet manufacturer about 4:30 PM September 16, 2014. Fire Departments from Omro Rushford, Winneconne, Town of Algoma and Oshkosh responded to the structure fire.
Joe Sienkiewicz/Oshkosh Northwestern Media

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Crews from the Omro-Rushford, Algoma, Winneconne-Poygan and Utica fire departments battled the blaze. The Oshkosh Fire Department was on standby and the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department was also on the scene to assist with traffic.

Treleven said the initial strategy upon arriving at the scene was to get the fire knocked down as quickly as possible, something made difficult with portions of the building buckling from the intense heat. Firefighters cut access points into the building with a chainsaw, ripping pieces of the tin building down to spray water on the fire, the bright flames inside burning dark orange overhead.